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Page 2: ...lied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be lia...

Page 3: ...s You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure If you require assistance please call AS...

Page 4: ...alled and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator your body Operations in the 5 15 5 35GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only Radio transmit power per transceiver type Function...

Page 5: ...York and St Louis WINNING STREAK I was excited to showcase my true gaming skills when defending my title as CPL Champion of the year at the CPL Winter 2001 because I would be competing in a totally d...

Page 6: ...d Quality hardware makes a huge difference in competitions a couple more frames per second and everything gets really nice It s all about getting the computer processing faster and allowing more fluid...

Page 7: ...Installing the CPU 14 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17 2 3 Installing Memory Modules DIMM 18 2 4 Expansion Slots PCI Express Slot 20 2 5 Onboard Headers and Connectors 21 2 6 Smart Button 26...

Page 8: ...3 1 UEFI Menu Bar 46 4 3 2 Navigation Keys 47 4 4 Main Screen 48 4 5 OC Tweaker Screen 49 4 6 Advanced Screen 59 4 6 1 CPU Configuration 60 4 6 2 Chipset Configuration 62 4 6 3 Storage Configuration 6...

Page 9: ...4 9 Security Screen 76 4 10 Boot Screen 77 4 11 Exit Screen 80...

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Page 11: ...ac Series Motherboard Mini ITX Form Factor ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX ac Series Quick Installation Guide ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX ac Series Support CD 2 x Serial ATA SATA Data Cables Optio...

Page 12: ...C 3600 OC 3200 OC 2933 OC 2800 OC 2666 2400 2133 non ECC un buffered memory Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock s website for more information http www asrock com 8th Gen Intel CPU supports...

Page 13: ...nd Intel ThunderboltTM 3 Supports Triple Monitor Supports HDMI with max resolution up to 4K x 2K 4096x2160 60Hz Supports DisplayPort 1 2 with max resolution up to 4K x 2K 4096x2304 60Hz Supports Intel...

Page 14: ...dth and MU MIMO Supports high speed wireless connections up to 867Mbps 2 antennas to support 2 Transmit x 2 Receive diversity technology Supports Bluetooth 4 2 3 0 High speed class II Rear Panel I O 2...

Page 15: ...nector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A 12W fan power 1 x CPU Optional Water Pump Fan Connector 4 pin Smart Fan Speed Control The CPU Optional Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum...

Page 16: ...age caused by overclocking For detailed product information please visit our website http www asrock com Hardware Monitor Temperature Sensing CPU CPU Optional Water Pump Chassis Fans Fan Tachometer CP...

Page 17: ...B USB2 PS2 Keyboard Mouse HDMI1 DP_1 Optical SPDIF USB 3 1 Gen1 T USB3 B USB4 TB_1 Top RJ 45 USB 3 1 Gen1 T USB7 B USB8 Top SIDE SPK Center REAR SPK Bottom CTR BASS Top LINE IN Center FRONT Bottom MI...

Page 18: ...8 English M2_1 Back Side View...

Page 19: ...DDR4_A1 DDR4_B1 6 RGB LED Header RGB_LED1 7 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 8 SATA Connector SATA3_5 9 SATA Connector SATA3_4 10 USB 3 1 Gen1 Header USB3_5_6 11 Chassis Intrusion Header CI1 12 System Pane...

Page 20: ...board Port 11 USB 3 1 Gen1 Ports USB3_78 3 Optical SPDIF Out Port 12 Intel ThunderboltTM 3 TB_1 4 LAN RJ 45 Port 13 USB 3 1 Gen1 Ports USB3_3_4 5 Side Speaker Gray 14 HDMI Port 6 Rear Speaker Black 15...

Page 21: ...ccordance with the type of speaker you use Audio Output Channels Front Speaker No 8 Rear Speaker No 6 Central Bass No 10 Line In No 7 2 V 4 V V 6 V V V 8 V V V V To enable Multi Streaming you need to...

Page 22: ...c connectivity standards and Bluetooth v4 2 WiFi BT module is an easy to use wireless local area network WLAN adapter to support WiFi BT Bluetooth v4 2 standard features Smart Ready technology that ad...

Page 23: ...to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard components In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard s components NEVER place your motherboard directly on a c...

Page 24: ...e check if the PnP cap is on the socket if the CPU surface is unclean or if there are any bent pins in the socket Do not force to insert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found Otherwise t...

Page 25: ...15 English Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX ac Series 4 5 3...

Page 26: ...16 English Please save and replace the cover if the processor is removed The cover must be placed if you wish to return the motherboard for after service...

Page 27: ...17 English Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX ac Series 2 2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 1 2 C P U _ F A N...

Page 28: ...the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation 1 For dual channel configuration you always need to install identical the same brand speed size and chip type...

Page 29: ...19 English Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX ac Series 1 2 3...

Page 30: ...0 x16 slot is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards Before installing an expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read t...

Page 31: ...r on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 S3 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered of...

Page 32: ...device SATA3_0 will be disabled USB 2 0 Header 9 pin USB1_2 see p 7 No 13 There is one header on this motherboard Each USB 2 0 header can support two ports USB 3 1 Gen1 Header 19 pin USB3_5_6 see p 7...

Page 33: ...rts Jack Sensing but the panel wire on the chassis must support HDA to function correctly Please follow the instructions in our manual and chassis manual to install your system 2 If you use an AC 97 a...

Page 34: ...pin ATX power supply please plug it along Pin 1 and Pin 13 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin ATX12V1 see p 7 No 2 This motherboard pro vides a 8 pin ATX 12V power connector To use a 4 pin ATX power supply...

Page 35: ...p 7 No 6 RGB header is used to connect RGB LED extension cable which allows users to choose from various LED lighting effects Caution Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orientation otherwis...

Page 36: ...ttone Clear CMOS Button allowing users to clear the CMOS values Clear CMOS Button CLRCBTN see p 10 No 18 Clear CMOS Button allows users to quickly clear the CMOS values This function is workable only...

Page 37: ...up to Gen3 x4 32 Gb s Please be noted that if M2_1 is occupied by a SATA type M 2 device SATA3_0 will be disabled Installing the M 2_SSD NGFF Module Step 1 This motherboard supports M 2_SSD NGFF modu...

Page 38: ...yellow protective film on the nut location A Hand tighten the standoff into the nut location A on the motherboard Step 5 Align and gently insert the M 2 NGFF SSD module into the M 2 slot Please be aw...

Page 39: ...ingston PCIe3 x4 SKC1000 480G Kingston PCIe2 x4 SH2280S3 480G OCZ PCIe3 x4 RVD400 M2280 512G NVME PATRIOT PCIe3 x4 PH240GPM280SSDR NVME Plextor PCIe3 x4 PX 128M8PeG Plextor PCIe3 x4 PX 1TM8PeG Plextor...

Page 40: ...V Color SATA3 VSM100 240G 2280 V Color SATA3 VLM100 240G 2280B RD WD SATA3 WDS100T1B0B 00AS40 WD SATA3 WDS240G1G0B 00RC30 WD PCIe3 x4 WDS256G1X0C 00ENX0 NVME WD PCIe3 x4 WDS512G1X0C 00ENX0 NVME For th...

Page 41: ...enabled in your computer If the Main Menu does not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASRSETUP EXE in the Support CD to display the menu Drivers Menu The drivers compatible to y...

Page 42: ...be downloaded from ASRock Live Update APP Shop After the installation you will find the icon F Stream on your desktop Double click the F Stream icon F Stream main menu will pop up 3 2 2 Using F Strea...

Page 43: ...3 English Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX ac Series OC Tweaker Configurations for overclocking the system System Info View information about the system The System Browser tab may not appear for certain model...

Page 44: ...sing the graph The fans will automatically shift to the next speed level when the assigned temperature is met Settings Configure ASRock F Stream Click to select Auto run at Windows Startup if you want...

Page 45: ...ASRock Live Update APP Shop utility You need to be connected to the Internet to download apps from the ASRock Live Update APP Shop 3 3 1 UI Overview Category Panel The category panel contains several...

Page 46: ...e left side of the screen The other various apps are shown on the right Please scroll up and down to see more apps listed You can check the price of the app and whether you have already intalled it or...

Page 47: ...o install the app click on the red icon to start downloading Step 4 When installation completes you can find the green Installed icon appears on the upper right corner To uninstall it simply click on...

Page 48: ...s you have already installed When there is an available new version for your app you will find the mark of New Version appears below the installed app icon Step 1 Click on the app icon to see more det...

Page 49: ...tab is selected you will see a list of recommended or critical updates for the BIOS or drivers Please update them all soon Step 1 Please check the item information before update Click on to see more d...

Page 50: ...40 English 3 3 4 Setting In the Setting page you can change the language select the server location and determine if you want to automatically run the ASRock Live Update APP Shop on Windows startup...

Page 51: ...Custom 1 2 3 4 5 There are five functions in SoundBlasterTM Cinema3 No Function Description 1 Surround Creating unprecedented levels of audio realism by producing virtual speakers around above and be...

Page 52: ...g the LED Strip Connect your RGB LED strips to the RGB LED Header RGB_LED1 on the motherboard 1 Never install the RGB LED cable in the wrong orientation otherwise the cable may be damaged 2 Before ins...

Page 53: ...he ASRock RGB LED utility Download this utility from the ASRock Live Update APP Shop and start coloring your PC style your way Toggle on off the RGB LED switch Sync RGB LED effects for all LED regions...

Page 54: ...Test POST will continue with its test routines If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST restart the system by pressing Ctl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chass...

Page 55: ...ystem s current status You can check the most crucial information of your system such as CPU speed DRAM frequency SATA information fan speed etc Press F6 or click the Advanced Mode button at the upper...

Page 56: ...corner of the screen 4 3 1 UEFI Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections Main For setting system time date information OC Tweaker For overclocking configurations Adv...

Page 57: ...n To change option for the selected items Tab Switch to next function PGUP Go to the previous page PGDN Go to the next page HOME Go to the top of the screen END Go to the bottom of the screen F1 To di...

Page 58: ...h 4 4 Main Screen When you enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview My Favorite Display your collection of BIOS items Press F5 to add remove your favori...

Page 59: ...ocking setting Please note that overclocking may cause damage to your CPU and motherboard It should be done at your own risk and expense Load Optimized GPU OC Setting You can use this option to load o...

Page 60: ...uency The CPU speed is determined by the CPU Ratio multiplied with the BCLK Increasing the BCLK will increase the internal CPU clock speed but also affect the clock speed of other components BCLK Spre...

Page 61: ...tate Intel Speed Shift Technology Enable Disable Intel Speed Shift Technology support Enabling will expose the CPPC v2 interface to allow for hardware controlled P states Long Duration Power Limit Con...

Page 62: ...s inserted and assign the appropriate frequency automatically Primary Timing CAS Latency tCL The time between sending a column address to the memory and the beginning of the data in response RAS to C...

Page 63: ...ween two rows activated in different banks of the same rank Write to Read Delay tWTR_L The number of clocks between the last valid write operation and the next read command to the same internal bank W...

Page 64: ...d delay tRDRD_dd Configure between module read to read delay tRDWR_sg Configure between module read to write delay tRDWR_dg Configure between module read to write delay tRDWR_dr Configure between modu...

Page 65: ...igure round trip latency init value for round trip latency training IO L Init Value Configure IO latency init value for IO latency traning RTL CH A Configure round trip latency for channel A RTL CH B...

Page 66: ...CH A Auto Manual settings The default is Auto ODT NOM CH B Use this to change ODT CH B Auto Manual settings The default is Auto Dll Bandwidth 0 Configure Dll Bandwidth 0 1067 MHz to maximize the perf...

Page 67: ...libration CPU Load Line Calibration helps prevent CPU voltage droop when the system is under heavy loading DRAM Voltage Use this to configure DRAM Voltage The default value is Auto DRAM Activating Pow...

Page 68: ...eps will help CPU PLL to lock internal clock during High frequency under Ln2 cooling For example 1 020V 1 125V will be proper value Bu the voltage level will be different on each processor User has to...

Page 69: ...I Setup Style Select the default mode when entering the UEFI setup utility Active Page on Entry Select the default page when entering the UEFI setup utility Full HD UEFI When Auto is selected the reso...

Page 70: ...l enabled for better power saving Enhanced Halt State C1E Enable Enhanced Halt State C1E for lower power consumption CPU C3 State Support Enable C3 sleep state for lower power consumption CPU C6 State...

Page 71: ...and applications in independent partitions so that one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Hardware Prefetcher Automatically prefetch data and code for the processor Enable for b...

Page 72: ...able Devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space only if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding VT d Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I O helps your virtual machine monitor better uti...

Page 73: ...ted graphics processor when the system boots up IGPU Multi Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is installed Select enable to keep the integrated gr...

Page 74: ...r failure If Power Off is selected the power will remain off when the power recovers If Power On is selected the system will start to boot up when the power recovers Turn On LED in S5 Turn on LED in t...

Page 75: ...performance RAID Combine multiple disk drives into a logical unit SATA Aggressive Link Power Management SATA Aggressive Link Power Management allows SATA devices to enter a low power state during peri...

Page 76: ...echnology Enable Disable the Intel R Thunderbolt function Security Level Allows you to choose a security level for the Thunderbolt ports AR AIC Support Enable or disable to support AR AIC card TBT Hos...

Page 77: ...67 English Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming ITX ac Series 4 6 5 Super IO Configuration PS2 Y Cable Enable the PS2 Y Cable or set this option to Auto...

Page 78: ...ow the system to be waked up by a PS 2 Keyboard PCIE Devices Power On Allow the system to be waked up by a PCIE device and enable wake on LAN RTC Alarm Power On Allow the system to be waked up by the...

Page 79: ...ed to disable legacy USB support Select UEFI Setup Only to support USB devices under the UEFI setup and Windows Linux operating systems only PS 2 Simulator Enable PS 2 Simulator This should be enabled...

Page 80: ...70 English 4 6 8 Trusted Computing Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device...

Page 81: ...e having trouble with your PC Please setup network configuration before using UEFI Tech Service Easy RAID Installer Easy RAID Installer helps you to copy the RAID driver from the support CD to your US...

Page 82: ...t Manager Timeout Timeout Seconds Configure the number of seconds to wait for the Boot Manager Instant Flash Save UEFI files in your USB storage device and run Instant Flash to update your UEFI Intern...

Page 83: ...c Series Network Configuration Use this to configure internet connection settings for Internet Flash Internet Setting Enable or disable sound effects in the setup utility UEFI Download Server Select a...

Page 84: ...Measure Fan Min Duty Cycle Fan Tastic Tuning Select a fan mode for CPU Fans 1 2 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a respective fan speed for each temperature CPU Fan 1 Setting...

Page 85: ...Step Up CPU Optional Fan Step Down Set the value of CPU Optional fan Step Down Chassis Fan 1 Setting Select a fan mode for Chassis Fan 1 or choose Customize to set 5 CPU temperatures and assign a res...

Page 86: ...change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password User Password Set or change the password for the user account Users are unable to change the settin...

Page 87: ...Priorities Use this item to set the system boot order from USB devices Fast Boot Fast Boot minimizes your computer s boot time In fast mode you may not boot from an USB storage device The VBIOS must...

Page 88: ...boots up Please note that a buzzer is needed Full Screen Logo Enable to display the boot logo or disable to show normal POST messages AddOn ROM Display Enable AddOn ROM Display to see the AddOn ROM m...

Page 89: ...t Do not launch to not execute both legacy and UEFI option ROM Launch Storage OpROM Policy Select UEFI only to run those that support UEFI option ROM only Select Legacy only to run those that support...

Page 90: ...the following message Discard changes and exit setup will pop out Select OK to exit the UEFI SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes Discard Changes When you select this option the following message...

Page 91: ...For technical questions please submit a support request form at https event asrock com tsd asp ASRock Incorporation 2F No 37 Sec 2 Jhongyang S Rd Beitou District Taipei City 112 Taiwan R O C ASRock E...

Page 92: ...ms to the following specifications FCCPart15 SubpartB Unintentional Radiators Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two con...

Page 93: ...ny Address Person responsible for making this declaration Name Surname A V P Position Title September 29 2017 Date P N 15G062052010AK V1 0 EMC Directive 2014 30 EU from April 20th 2016 EN 55022 2010 A...

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